Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Medina separata, Tachinidae
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| JariF |
Posted on 02-01-2010 17:23
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 2072 Joined: 20.01.06 |
Hi, this Tachinidae was in my indet Muscidae unit. Captured July 4. 2009 Loviisa, Finland. It looks a lot like Medina separata but can it be ? I can take more pictures if needed. Jari JariF attached the following image:  [167.71Kb] Edited by JariF on 04-01-2010 18:50 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 02-01-2010 17:40
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19298 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Yes,it is a male Medina and it looks a lot like separata Why the doubt ? Is it so rare in Finland ? Theo |
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| JariF |
Posted on 02-01-2010 18:15
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Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 2072 Joined: 20.01.06 |
In fact I don't know if it's rare or not  . We have 19 in our database and the last one is from 2007. I only have one before from 2006. Do You need more detailed pictures ?Jari |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 03-01-2010 09:42
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19298 Joined: 21.07.04 |
No thanks. It is either separata or melania and those are very similar in the male sexe. I have never seen melania myself, it is rare in Central and Northern Europe, whereas separata is relatively common parasitoid of ladybugs. So I have little doubt on separata Theo |
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| Jaakko |
Posted on 04-01-2010 10:13
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 Member Location: Joensuu, Finland Posts: 479 Joined: 04.08.08 |
Not rare, but never numerous. To my impression, they prefer a bit cooler habitats. Tachinids are not collected that much, so explains the lack from 2008, and I believe that most of the records from 2009 are not yet in the database. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 04-01-2010 17:48
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19298 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Jari is working on the database, he just got the results from me. Theo |
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| JariF |
Posted on 04-01-2010 18:50
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Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 2072 Joined: 20.01.06 |
Yes, and there was only one separata more  Jari |
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